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SSACPart of:Department for Work and Pensions
SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
Senior Staff
Dr Stephen BrienChair, SSAC
Les AllambyCommittee member
Fran BennettCommittee member
Joanne CairnsCommittee member
Bruce CalderwoodCommittee member
Rachel ChiuCommittee member
Tom ClarkCommittee member
Daphne HallCommittee member
Richard MachinCommittee member
Owen McCloskeyCommittee member
Jacob MeagherCommittee member
Dr Sam RoystonCommittee member
Dr Suzy WaltonCommittee member
Professor Sharon WrightCommittee member
Latest Publications
Social Security Advisory Committee membership June 2026
Press release
Benefits system distorts choices at 16
Press release
The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026: unnumbered act paper
Policy paper
Regulations subject to SSAC statutory scrutiny
Document collection
Occasional papers: SSAC
Document collection
Social Security Advisory Committee: minutes of meetings
Document collection